It was in the township of Acton
on Sunday, Aug. 17, 1862, that four Indians returning from a fruitless
hunt started arguing over a few hen's eggs. The eggs had been taken
from a nest located near the fence on the Robinson Jones farm.

One of the Indians advised
against taking the eggs because they belonged to the farmer. Another
accused him of being afraid because he was a coward and feared the white
men.

This wasn't true, he answered,
boasting that he hated the white men and had so little fear of them that
he would kill one that very day if the others were brave enough to accompany
him.